Agenda Item Name:
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RFP 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services-Award/Contract
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Presenter:
Chris Bird, 264.6801/Larry Sapp, 374.5202
Description:
Approve the ranking, award and contract for RFP 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the ranking for RFP 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services as follows:
1. Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions
2. Water & Air Research, Inc.
3. DB Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
4. Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
5. GSE Engineering & Consulting, Inc. (tied with Geosyntec)
6. Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.
7. Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
8. Wetland Solutions, Inc.
9. DRMP, INC
10. Environmental Risk Management, Inc.
Staff negotiated agreements with the top five ranked firms.
Approve the solicitation award and contracts for RFP 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services to: DB Environmental Laboratories, Inc., Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., GSE Engineering & Consulting, Inc., Water & Air Research, Inc., Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions and authorize chair to execute the awarded contracts.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
This is a Rate Based contracts with a not to exceed amount of $1.5 M for Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions and $1M for Water & Air Research, DB Environmental Laboratories, Geosyntec Consultants and GSE Engineering & Consulting. Projects are assigned via Task Assignments and are funded through approved budgets.
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Background:
Alachua County contracts with one or more vendors to provide environmental consulting services on an as needed basis through Task Assignments. The types of service which may be provided to the County include comprehensive environmental consulting, environmental planning, geohydrological support services in support of Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (ACEPD) and Alachua County regulatory, environmental planning, land conservation, environmental monitoring programs and special projects. These services may require expertise in the areas of stormwater management, air quality monitoring and air pollution control technologies, water quality monitoring and wastewater treatment technologies, Phase 1 and Phase 2 environmental assessments, indoor air quality assessment, industrial hygiene studies, asbestos abatement consulting, ordinance and regulation development, land development regulations, natural resources assessment or surveying, wetland delineation, contamination assessment or remediation, monitoring, modeling and environmental sampling and analysis. The agreements are effective for one year with an option to renew for two additional 2-year terms.
RFP 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services advertised on March 20, 2019 and March 27, 2019. The deadline for receipt of 20-171 Annual Environmental Consulting Services was April 24, 2019; ten (10) vendors responded. The ten responding vendors are ranked as show above. Awarded vendors will be chosen based on task assignments.